>> At the end of the day, though, JavaScript is the language of the web. > And when webassembly arrives that will be over, I really don't think this is true.

>> At the end of the day, though, JavaScript is the language of the web. > And when webassembly arrives that will be over, I really don't think this is true. I certainly agree that JavaScript isn't the perfect language, but it's a _very_ popular language. Even on the server-side, where right now you already do have the freedom to use languages like Haskell, Python, etc, you see a majority of developers now opting for Node.js. Even for desktop apps and data scientists, it's the most popular contender (all according to the latest SO survey). You can argue about reasons all you like, but I don't think the people using JavaScript on the web are doing so only because webassembly isn't easily available yet. I think they're doing so because, for better or worse, they genuinely want to be using JavaScript (or very closely related languages like TypeScript).